Sarraceniaceae Darlingtonia californica Torr.

California Pitcherplant

Yurok - Other, Insecticide

Use documented by:
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 27

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Scientific name: Darlingtonia californica Torr.
USDA symbol: DACA5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: California Pitcherplant
Family: Sarraceniaceae
Family (APG): Sarraceniaceae
Native American Tribe: Yurok
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Insecticide
Notes: Plant ate insects.

RECRD: 5845 id: 12041